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CHIEF EXECUTIVE RETURNS FROM WARM SPRINGS. WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 10. LOOKING THE PICTURE OF HEALTH, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TODAY RETURNED FROM A SPRING VACATION AT WARM SPRINGS. BESIDES SECRETARY OF COMMERCE HARRY HOPKINS WHO ACCOMPANIED THE PRESIDENT ON THE TRIP FROM HIS GEORGIA RETREAT, OTHERS AT UNION STATION WERE SECRETARY OF STATE CORDELL HULL AND SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY HENRY MORGENTHAU. LITTLE DIANA HOPKINS, DAUGHTER OF THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE, IS ALSO IN THE PICTURE

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Discuss Features of New Bureau of Engraving and Printing annex. Washington, D.C., Nov. 18. Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau, left, discusses with Alvin W. Hall, Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the new annex of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing which the Treasury Secretary dedicated today

Discuss Features of New Bureau of Engraving and Printing annex. Washin...

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Discuss tax revision with president. Washington, D.C., Nov. 9. President Roosevelt today called a special meeting of the Government's tax experts at the White House. Leaving the meeting Rep. Robert L. Doughton, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, told reporters that tax revision and proposed farm levies were discussed with the President. Left to right: Daniel Bell, Director of the Budget; Rep. Fred Vinson of Kentucky, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee now studying tax revision; Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau; Roswell Magill, Undersecretary of the Treasury; and Rep. Robert L. Doughton.

Discuss tax revision with president. Washington, D.C., Nov. 9. Preside...

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House Appropriations Committee hears Secretary of Treasury and Budget Director. Washington, D.C., Dec. 16. Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau and Acting Budget Director Daniel Bell discussed federal finances today with the House Appropriations Subcommittee considering the Treasury-Post Office Departmental Supply Bill. Secretary Mogenthau refused to say which points of the Bill were discussed at the meeting which was Executive. In the photograph, left to right: (front row) Sec. Morgenthau, Rep. James P. Buchanan, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee; and Rep. John Taber of New York. Back row, left to right: Rep. Louis Ludlow, Chairman of Subcommittee on Appropriations and Post Offices; and Daniel Bell, Acting Director of the Budget

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Treasury secretary and father. Washington, D.C., Dec. 13. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., with his father Henry Morgenthau, Sr., as they arrived at the Willard Hotel for the Gridiron dinner

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Admiral Waesche sworn in for another four years. Washington, D.C., June 13. Today at the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury, Admiral Russell Randolph Waesche, was reappointed for another four years to the office of Commandant of the Coast Guard. Seen in the picture is Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. as he congratulates Admiral Waesche on his reappointment

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New Deputy Comptroller of Currency. Washington, D.C., May 6. A.J. Mulroney was yesterday appointed a Deputy Comptroller of the Currency by Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau. He is a native of Mallard, Iowa, and a graduate of the University of Iowa

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New Deputy Comptroller of Currency. Washington, D.C., May 6. A.J. Mulroney was yesterday appointed a Deputy Comptroller of the Currency by Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau. He is a native of Mallard, Iowa, and a graduate of the University of Iowa

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Washington, D.C., Dec. 11. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury

Washington, D.C., Dec. 11. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury

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Manufacturers group asks removal of taxes to stimulate recovery of business. Washington, D.C., June 3. Noel Sargent of New York, representing the National Association of Manufacturers, presented an 8 point program of tax revision to the House Ways and Means Committee today. The association asked the removal of the undistributed profits, capital stock, and excess profits taxes to put private enterprise into a movement to stimulate recovery. He presented the program as the association's answer to Treasury Secretary Morgenthau's statement that 'the basic need today is to foster the full application of the driving force of private capital.' Left to right: John Hanes, Undersecretary of the Treasury, who attended the committee meeting, and Sargent

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Public is 'willing and ready' to accept additional taxes to support defense program; Morgenthau. Washington, D.C., June 12. Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau today told the Senate Finance Committee that the public 'is willing and ready' to accept additional taxes to support the defense program, but he opposed 'random reductions' in other federal appropriations. Morgenthau is shown here with Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, Republican member of the committee

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Secretary and new Undersecretary of Treasury see President Roosevelt. Washington D.C. Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau (right) with Roswell Magill, newly appointed undersecretary, as they left the White House today after a confereence with President Roosevelt

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Nominated as Assistant Secretary of Treasury. Washington, D.C., June 2. Herbert Gaston, now Special Assistant to Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau, has been nominated by President Roosevelt to be Assistant Secretary of Treasury to succeed Wayne Chatfield Taylor, resigned. This is a new informal picture made today

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Nominated as Assistant Secretary of Treasury. Washington, D.C., June 2. Herbert Gaston, now Special Assistant to Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau, has been nominated by President Roosevelt to be Assistant Secretary of Treasury to succeed Wayne Chatfield Taylor, resigned. This is a new informal picture made today

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Leaving conference with Pres. Roosevelt. Left to right: Asst. Secy. of Treasury John W. Hanes, Secy. Morgenthau, & acting Budget Dir. Daniel Bell

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Perfect comfort for Chairman of House Appropriations Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 16. Rep. James P. Buchanan Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee believes in perfect comfort as he drives home a point at a meeting of his Committee with Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau and Acting Budget Director Daniel Bell

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MORGENTHAU, HENRY. HONORABLE - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

MORGENTHAU, HENRY. HONORABLE - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

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MORGENTHAU, HENRY. HONORABLE - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

MORGENTHAU, HENRY. HONORABLE - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

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MORGENTHAU, HENRY - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

MORGENTHAU, HENRY - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

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MORGENTHAU, HENRY. HONORABLE - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

MORGENTHAU, HENRY. HONORABLE - Harris & Ewing, Studio Portrait

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Henry Morgenthau - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Photo shows Henry Morgenthau (1856-1946), lawyer, businessman and United States ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2010)

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Henry Morgenthau, Bainbridge Colby, Frank Lyon Polk

Henry Morgenthau, Bainbridge Colby, Frank Lyon Polk

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Henry Morgenthau - Public domain portrait photograph

Henry Morgenthau - Public domain portrait photograph

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Franklin on new penny, Lincoln on new nickel? Washington D.C., Jan. 22. Henry Smythe, Jr., of New York City, has written a letter to Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau urging that the head of Benjamin Franklin in 1938 adorn the one cent piece and Abraham LIncoln's memory be honored on a new nickle. Smythe is the founder, Nationally, of the celebration of Benjamin Franklin's birthday, which was last Sunday, January 17. his profile surprisingly resembles President Roosevelt's, 1/22/1937

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Mystery' employee appears before S.E.C. Washington, D.C., May 24. Ben Greay, so-called 'mystery' employee of the Associated Gas and Electric Co., pictured as he arrived at the Securities and Exchange Commission today for questioning. Grey, who was on the utility's payroll at $5,000 a month for 11 months, told the S.E.C. that the White House made an appointment for him to see Frank R. McNinch, then head of the Federal Power Commission. He would not say who at the White House arranged the appointment but did not admit that he spent an hour with McNinch and told him that Associated Gas and Electric Co. would be willing to spend as much as $150,000,000 for new construction if tax liens would be lifted temporarily so the company could refund certain securities. He testified he also met with Ben Cohen and with late Herman Oliphant, Treasury Counsel. He said Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau refused him an interview

Mystery' employee appears before S.E.C. Washington, D.C., May 24. Ben ...

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Treasury Secretary urges removal of $30,000,000,000 limitation on outstanding federal bonds. Washington, D.C., May 26. Secretary of Treasury Henry G. Morgenthau today told the Senate Finance Committee that removal of the $30,000,000,000 limitation on outstanding federal bonds would facilitate treasury management of the national debt. He is pictured with Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi, Chairman of the Committee

Treasury Secretary urges removal of $30,000,000,000 limitation on outs...

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New Chief, Assistant Chief of U.S. Secret Service take oath of office. Washington, D.C., Dec. 31. Upon the retirement of Chief William H. Moran today Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau named Frank L. Wilson to be Chief of the U.S. Sercret Service and Joseph H. Murphy as Assistant Chief. They are shown taking the oath of office. In the photograph, left to right: Joseph E. Murphy, Frank L. Wilson, Secretary Morgenthau, and Frank L. Dirgfeld, Chief Clerk of the Treasury

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New Chief of U.S. Secret Service. Washington, D.C., Dec. 31. Frank L. Wilson was named Chief of the United States Secret Service today by Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau. He succeeds William H. Moran, who retires after 54 years in the service, the last 19 as Chief. Wilson was "Ace" of the Intelligence Unit of the Bureau of Internal Revenue until his appointment as Acting Assistant Chief of the Secrect Service last Sept. 8. Wilson was born in Buffalo, N.Y. May 19, 1886, and received his education in that city

New Chief of U.S. Secret Service. Washington, D.C., Dec. 31. Frank L. ...

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[Group, L to R: Henry Morgenthau, Joseph Kennedy, Harry Hopkins, Harold Ickes. White House, Washington, D.C.]

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LOOKS LIKE A DEAL. PMG JAMES FARLEY, RIGHT, SEEMS PLEASED WITH THE PROSPECT OF MAKING HIS FIRST SALE OF 'BABY BONDS.' PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, CENTER, FINALLY BOUGHT HALF A DOZEN, ONE FOR EACH OF HIS FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND ONE FOR HIMSELF. SECRETARY HENRY DREN AND ONE FOR HIMSELF. SECRETARY HENRY MORGENTHAU, JR., WHOSE DEPARTMENT SELLS THE BONDS THROUGH POSTOFFICES, WATCHES PROCEEDINGS

LOOKS LIKE A DEAL. PMG JAMES FARLEY, RIGHT, SEEMS PLEASED WITH THE PRO...

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LOOKS LIKE A DEAL. PMG JAMES FARLEY, RIGHT, SEEMS PLEASED WITH THE PROSPECT OF MAKING HIS FIRST SALE OF 'BABY BONDS.' PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, CENTER, FINALLY BOUGHT HALF A DOZEN, ONE FOR EACH OF HIS FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND ONE FOR HIMSELF. SECRETARY HENRY MORGENTHAU, JR., WHOSE DEPARTMENT SELLS THE BONDS THROUGH POST OFFICES, WATCHES PROCEEDINGS

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A FUNNY BUSINESS. THE BUSINESS OF GETTING THE PRESIDENTIAL SIGNATURE ON THE ADMINISTRATION'S BANKING BILL TOOK ON A JOCULAR TONE AS PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, SEATED, JOKES WITH REP. HENRY STEAGALL, (D-AL), WHO HANDLED THE HEARINGS IN HIS HOUSE BANKING AND CURRENCY COMMITTEE. FROM THE LEFT: SEN. CARTER GLASS; COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY J.F.T. O'CONNOR; SEN. DUNCAN U. FLETCHER (D-FL); SECRETARY HENRY MORGENTHAU; JESSE JONES, CHAIRMAN OF RFC; REP. STEAGALL; AND GOV. MARRINER ECCLES OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

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Morganthau leaves White House Conference. Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., leaves the White House following the legislative conference called by President Roosevelt Monday. 1/21/35

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[Henry Morgenthau, 2nd from right. White House, Washington, D.C.]

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Brazil signs bold agreement with U.S. Washington D.C. July 15. Brazil, through its Minister of Finance Arthur De Souza Costa, signed a financial agreement with the United States today. It was understood to involve Brazilian purchases of gold from the U.S. to the amount of $50,000,000 for purposes of exchange stabilization and as reserves for a proposed Brazil central bank. This picture made at the State Department shows left to right: Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau, Arthur De Souza, Secretary Hull, and Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles. 7/15/37

Brazil signs bold agreement with U.S. Washington D.C. July 15. Brazil,...

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Probe of first lady and sons income tax, asked of Congress by N.Y. Solon. Washington D.C. July 9. Congress was asked today to examine the income tax returns of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, James and Elliot Roosevelt, sons of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt, by Rep. Hamilton Fish, Republican of New York, when he appeared before the Special Congressional Committee on Tax Evasion. At the same time he also asked a probe of the tax returns of Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau and the Secretary's wife and father Henry Morgenthau, Sr. 7/9/37

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Treasury Heads urge stricter tax laws. Washington, D.C. June 17. Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau, and Rosewell Magill, Undersecretary of Treasury, as they appeared before the Joint Congressional Tax Committee today to urge passage of new legislation which will close the loop-holes in the Federal Tax laws. At the same time Secretary Morgenthau announced that the Treasury is temporarily withholding the identities of the alleged tax dodgers. 6/17/37

Treasury Heads urge stricter tax laws. Washington, D.C. June 17. Secre...

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Sec. of Treasury Henry Morgenthau

Sec. of Treasury Henry Morgenthau

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U.S. to sell gold to China in return for silver Washington D.C. July 9. At a conference in the Treasury Department today between Secretary Morgenthau, Finance Minister of China, Dr. H.H. Kung, and the Chinese Ambassador Dr. C.T. Wang, The United States arranged to sell gold to China in return for silver. Under the agreement the gold will remain in this country for use in the stabilization of China's exchange. In the photograph, left to right" Dr. Kung, Secretary Morgenthau, and Chinese Ambassador Wang. 7/9/37

U.S. to sell gold to China in return for silver Washington D.C. July 9...

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Probe of first lady and sons income tax, asked of Congress by N.Y. Solon. Washington D.C. July 9. Congress was asked today to examine the income tax returns of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, James and Elliot Roosevelt, sons of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt, by Rep.Hamilton Fish, Republican of New York, when he appeared before the Special Congressional Committee on Tax Evasion. At the same time he also asked a probe of the tax returns of Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau and the Secretary's wife and father Henry Morgenthau, Sr. 7/9/37

Probe of first lady and sons income tax, asked of Congress by N.Y. Sol...

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Gets new post in Bureau of Internal Revenue. Washington, D.C., Sept. 20. Secretary Henry Morgenthau presenting to John Philip Wenchel a commission as Assistant General Commission for the Bureau of Internal Revenue, succeeding Morrison Shafroth, resigned. Herman Oliphant, General Counsel for the Treasury is shown in center. A graduate of the University of Maryland, Wenchel has been in the Government Service for 23 years. 9/20/37

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Revenue agents meet with Treasury officials. Washington, D.C., May 12. Internal Revenue agents from 37 key cities in the United States and Alaska began a four-day conference today with treasury officials to devise means of expediting and improving field audits of income tax returns. Secretary Morgenthau told the conferees that they had a big responsibility in connection with federal financing and budget balancing. It was their job, he said, to see that the government got its revenue. In the photograph, left to right: (seated ) Guy T. Helvering, U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue; Roswell Magill, Undersecretary of Treasury; Charles T. Russell, Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue; Milton C. Carter, Assistant to the Commissioner. Back row, left to right: W.A. Holt, Oklahoma City; W.L. McBride, Chicago; George E. Neal, Detroit; R.T. Miles, Buffalo; D.W. Reynolds, Milwaukee; John R. Kirk, Cleveland, 5/12/1937

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Treasury Head asks changes to plug tax leaks. Washington, D.C. June 17. While the Treasury Department is temporarily withholding the names of alleged tax dodgers, Secretary Morgenthau appeared before a Joint Congressional Tax Committee today to recommend immediate legislative enactments to close loopholes in the Federal Tax laws. In the photograph, left to right: Rosewell Magill, Undersecretary of the Treasury; Secretary Morgenthau; Rep. Robert L. Doughton, of North Carolina; and Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi. 6/17/37

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Treasury tax study to be ready by November. Washington, D.C., Sept. 21. Following a conference with Herman Oliphant, (left) General Counsel for the U.S. Treasury and also its tax expert, Secretary Morgenthau announced that the Treasury's tax study, which will serve as the basis for new revenue legislation at the next session of Congress, will be ready by November "if the congressional committee is ready to receive it then." 9/21/37

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Secretary of Treasury. Washington, D.C., Sept. 14. Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau was on hand at the White House today for the special session of the cabinet called by President Roosevelt, 9/14/37

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Morgenthau, greets two new additions to the Treasury Department. Washington, D.C., Oct. 1. Preston Delano, left; newly appointed comptroller of the currency, and a distant cousin of the President, greets his assistant, Cyril B. Upham, newly appointed first deputy comptroller of the currency, while the Chief, Sec. of the Treasury, Morgenthau, looks on, 10/1/38

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Aid to refugees mapped at White House. Washington, D.C., April 13. Henry Morgenthau, left; and Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, shown leaving the White House after conferring with President Roosevelt on plans to assist political refugees from Germany and Austria to find new homes, 4/13/38

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Vice President displays "right" to former champion. Washington, D.C., May 3. Vice President Garner displays his powerful "right" to Gene Tunney during an impromptu visit of the former heavyweight champion at the Capitol today. Tunney was in Washington to discuss liquor taxes with Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau, 5/3/38

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Railroad parley at White House. Washington, D.C., March 15. Representatives of Railroad Management, Labor and Government officials and Congress met with President Roosevelt today in efforts to find a remedy to aid the Nation's financially distressed railroads. In the front row, left to right: ICC Commissioner Joseph D. Eastman; ICC Commissioner Charles D. Maraffie; Carl Gray, President of Union Pacific R.R.; Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau; George Harrison; William O. Douglas, Chairman of the SEC. In the rear, left to right: Ernest G. Draper, Asst. Sec. of Commerce; Dr. W.W. Alexander, FSA; Rep. Clarence F. Lea; Sen. Burton K. Wheeler; and Sen. Harry Truman, 3/15/38

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President departs on transcontinental trip. Washington, D.C., July 7. President Roosevelt was in a happy mood tonight as he boarded his special train for a transcontinental trip which will be climaxed by a review of the fleet and a fishing expedition in Pacific waters. Combining business with pleasure, the chief executive will make several speeches enroute urging support of new deal candidates in the coming all congressional elections. Left to right : Senator Joseph Guffey of Pennsylvania; Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Attorney General Homer S. Cummings, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, President Roosevelt and Mrs. Homer S. Cummings, 7/7/38

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Rewarded for courage. Washington, D.C., May 12. Lieut. C.B. Olson (right) United States Coast Guard, receiving from Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau today the distinguished Flying Cross, The first to be awarded to a Coast Guard Aviator. Lieut. Olson was awarded the cross in recognition of a flight in storm and darkness he made 300 miles to sea from the Miami, Fla. air station to n army transport and returning safely with an army officer in desperate need of an operation. The flight was made in June 1935. On the left is Rear Admiral R.R. Waesche, Commandant of the Coast Gaurd, 5/12/38

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Aid to refugees planned at White House. Washington, D.C., April 13. Experts on the refugee problem shown leaving the White House today after conferring with President Roosevelt, the group met with the President to go over preliminaries to an international conference to help political refugees form Germany and Austria, left to right; Prof. Joseph P. Chamberlain, New York, Asst. Sec. of State Messersmith, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, Henry Morgenthau, Reverend Samuel Cavert, New York, Reverend Michael J. Ready, Sec. of Labor Frances Perkins, and Lewis Kenedy, New York, 4/13/38

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Treasury promotions. Washington, D.C., Oct. 31. John W. Hanes, left, today took the oath as Undersecretary of the Treasury, while Eugene S. Duffield, right, was sworn in as a special assistant to the Secretary. Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau seems happy over the selection of his new assistants. Hanes succeeds Roswell Magill and Duffield takes over the job made vacant by the promotion Cyril B. Upham to be Comptroller of the currency, 10/31/38

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Morgenthau, greets two new additions to the Treasury Department. Washington, D.C., Oct. 1. Preston Delano, left; newly appointed comptroller of the currency, and a distant cousin of the President, greets his assistant, Cyril B. Upham, newly appointed first deputy comptroller of the currency, while the Chief, Sec. of the Treasury, Morgenthau, looks on, 10138

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Hanes gets commission as Undersecretary of Treasury. Washington, D.C., Oct. 31. Secretary of Treasury, Henry Morgenthau congratulates John W. Hanes after presenting him the commission as Undersecretary of Treasury. A former member of the S.E.C., Hanes succeeds Roswell Mgill in the Undersecretarial Post, 10/31/38

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New first deputy Comptroller of the Currency. Washington, D.C., Oct. 1. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau today appointed his special assistant, Cyril B. Upham, as first deputy comptroller of the Treasury. Upham succeeds Marshall R. Diggs, who has been acting comptroller since the resignation of JFT O'Connor, the resignation of Diggs and Deputy Comptroller V.J. Oppegard were requested by the Sec. of the Treasury last Thursday, Upham, seems to quite Happy about the whole affair, 10/1/38

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[Henry Morgenthau? White House, Washington, D.C.]

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K.P. Chem. Left Chinese Financier with Sec. of Treasury Henry Morgenthau

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Government "T" men try out their shooting irons. Washington, D.C., Aug. 2. Start of the third annual marksmanship match between officers in the various enforcement services of the Treasury Department, marksmanship training in the Treasury Department was inaugurated by Sec. Morgenthau in 1935 and these matches are held under his discretion, teams that are competing are the Bureau of Customs, Alcohol Tax Unit, White House Police, Secret Service, Bureau of Internal Revenue, The Public Health Service, 8/2/38

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Custums rifle team receives secretary of treasury cup for marksmanship. Washington, D.C., Aug. 5. Acting Secretary of the Treasury, Roswell Magill today presented to the Bureau of Customs revolver team the silver cup offered by Secretary Morgenthau for proficiency in small-arms marksmanship by Treasury Agents engaged in law enforcement and protective duties. In the photograph, left to right: A.W. Quick, Norfolk, Virginia Bureau of Customs; Acting Secretary Magill; M.R. Rogers, Seattle Bureau of Customs; W.J. Osmer, New York Bureau of Customs; P.M. Chapman, Takoma, Wash. Bureau of Customs; and E.L. Ballinger, El Paso, Tex. Bureau of Customs, 8/5/38

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Coast Guard flyer gets distinguished flying cross. Washington, D.C., Oct. 14. In recognition of a flight made 130 miles to sea through fog and rain to rescue a severely injured seaman, whose life was [àed] by prompt hospitalization, Lieut. R.L. [àrke], Coast Guard aviator, was today presented with the distinguished flying cross by Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau. In the photograph, left to right: Rear Admiral R.R. Waesche, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Lieut. Burke, Secretary Morgenthau, and Stephen Gibbons, Assistant Secretary of Treasury in charge of the Coast Guard, 10/14/38

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Advisor to Chinese Finance Minister White House visitor. Washington, D.C., Oct. 13. K.P. Chen, left; entering the White House today with Sec. of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Chen, is heading a special Chinese Financial Mission, which is in this country seeking to widen its current silver agreement with the Treasury to include a broad economic understanding embracing purchases of surplus American Farm Commodities and means of obtaining private credit because of continuation of the War with Japan, 10/13/38

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House blocs battle boost and cut in new relief bill. Washington, D.C., Feb. 12. Chairman Edward Taylor, (D. Col.) of the House Appropriations Committee prepared today to meet opposition to the $250,000,000 Deficiency Relief Bill from two congressional factions, those that want to double it and those who would cut it in half. Trying to find out how the money will be obtained were left to right: Rep. Taylor; A.J. Altmeyer, Chairman of the Social Security Board; and Sec. of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, 2/12/38

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Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau lauds administration's new lending bill before senate committee. Washington, D.C., July 18. Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau, seated, listens attentively while Edward H. Foley, treasury General Counsel, answers a question by the Senate Banking and Currency concerning the Administration's new lending bill. Morgenthau told the committee the bill was a "realistic approach to our economic problem." He urged prompt approval of it, 7/18/39

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Monetary adviser to Brazilian Foreign Minister. Washington, D.C., Feb. 13. Marcos De Souza, prominent in Brazilian banking circles, accompanied Brazilian Foreign Minister Oswaldo Aranha to this country for a series of conferences with Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau and other high government officials, 2-13- 39

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Senate committee quizzes members on government cooperation given French mission. Washington, D.C., Feb. 16. Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau and Secretary of War Harry H. Woodring were today questioned by the Senate Military Affairs Committee concerning the aid they gave a French Mission buying late model American-made fighting planes. Following the hearing Chairman Sheppard announced a transcript of the testimony, excluding what was considered military secrets, would be made public shortly. In the picture, left to right: Secretary Morgenthau, Chairman Andrew J. May of the House Military Affairs Committee; John W. Hanes, Undersecretary of the Treasury; Secretary Woodring; and Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson, 2-16-39

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Senate Committee questions Morgenthau and Woodring. Washington, D.C., Jan. 27. Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau and Secretary of War Harry Woodring appeared before the Senate Military Affairs Committee in a secret session today to discuss the presence of a French Air Ministry Representative aboard a plane that recently crashed on the Pacific Coast. In the photograph, left to right, seated: Senator Robert R. Reynolds, Secretary Morgenthau, Senator Morris Sheppard, Chairman, and Senator M.M. Logan. Standing, left to right: Senator Chandler Gurney, Senator Rufus C. Holman, Senator Champ Clark, U.S. Chief of Staff Malin Craig, Secretary of War Woodring, Senator Gerald P. Nye, and Senator Sheridan Downey, 01-27-39

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Public is 'willing and ready' to accept additional taxes to support defense program; Morgenthau. Washington, D.C., June 12. Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau today told the Senate Finance Committee that the public 'is willing and ready' to accept additional taxes to support the defense program, but he opposed 'random reductions' in other federal appropriations. Morgenthau is shown here with Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, Republican member of the committee

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